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George Washington's Great Gamble and the Sea Battle that Won the American Revolution
by Nelson, James L
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- Hardcover
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- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0071626794
- ISBN 13
- 9780071626798
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Goldenrod cloth/boards. Color-illus. dj with black lettering on spine. 376 pp. with 14 bw illus. and 3 bw maps. General Washington's Great Gamble is the story of the greatest naval engagement of the American Revolution. It is also a study in leadership, good and bad, political machinations and the wild, unpredictable circumstances that led to the extraordinary confluence of military and naval resources at that time and place. Topics include: Looking South; Sea Power for the General; Arnold; Copper Bottoms; Head of Elk; The Battle of Cape Henry; An Attempt to Conquer Virginia; Greene and Cornwallis: Looking North; The American Command; The Battle of Guilford Courthouse; Pyrrhic Victory; Reinforcing the Chesapeake; "[T]he enemy have turned so much of their attention to the Southern States..."; The Battle of Blandford; The British War at Sea; Juncture; "I am inclined to think well of York..."; The Promise of a Fleet; The Battle of Green Springs; The March on New York; An Operation to the Southward; The Arrival of De Grasse; The Battle of the Capes; and Cornwallis Surrenders. - from the McGraw Hill website.
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- Title
- George Washington's Great Gamble and the Sea Battle that Won the American Revolution
- Author
- Nelson, James L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine/Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0071626794
- ISBN 13
- 9780071626798
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- History; George Washington; American History; American Revolution ; George Washington; American Revolution ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - American;
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